Although most dieters strive to achieve “ideal” body weight, clinical and laboratory evidence
clearly supports the value of a modest weight loss goalto attain health and emotional benefit …

Over 20 years have elapsed since aspartame was approved by regulatory agencies as a
sweetener and flavor enhancer. The safety of aspartame and its metabolic constituents was …

Health Psychology is essential reading for all students and researchers of health
psychology. Organized into four sections, the 6th edition is structured with a clear emphasis …

We applied the model of the stages and processes of change to exercise adoption and
maintenance. This model has shown promise in advancing theory and treatment of the …

With its primary focus on the psychology of eating from a social, health, and clinical
perspective, the second edition of The Psychology of Eating: From Healthy to Disordered …

Evaluated the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) and group
interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for binge eating. 56 women with nonpurging bulimia were …

Although 40% of US women indicate they are currently trying to lose weight, the association
between intentional weight loss and longevity is unknown. The authors analyzed …

It is widely accepted that obesity is detrimental to health (Bray, 1985; NIH Consensus
Development Panel on the Health Implications of Obesity, 1985; Kissebah et al. 1989) and a …

An impassioned debate over the virtues and dangers of dieting is polarizing the field and
diverts attention from key issues. Dieting clearly has costs and, for some, has the potential …

Obesity remains a leading public health problem because of its complications, prevalence,
and resistance to change, despite record rates of dieting. Risk factors exist at both …